Da Band & Da Photos

The band is frikkin' awesome.

Some of the numbers are slow, but they will come up to speed. One or two are REALLY fast, but will also get adjusted.

I am just blown away how good the whole thing sounds after only ONE evening with the band. Even the percussion works well now. Cool.

Lulu and J.C. each got a crack at running the light cues, and both did pretty well, all things considered. We'll tweak the cue points more later, but all is good.

Leana and I worked until about 3:00 AM to get the upper piping for the menhirs finished. All of the props are now nested in the upper portions of the menhirs. And they look great.

Everything else is really down hill, and it's mostly just directorly stuff. The through line was not there last night for the most part. This was thrown off by the band, but we have two good nights to re-establish it. Everyone is strong, but there is a way to go for everyone before it has a WOW factor that is necessary.

Right now, there are a several funny pieces, several poignant pieces, and several pieces that look and sound great, but they don't connect. That is what we have to do tonight.

And here are the two publicity photos I'm releasing:

Todd Weldon performs a slight of hand to the amazement of his followers in Elite Theatre Company's production of Godspell, running from June 9 through July 16, 2006. The show features new arrangements and stagings tailored to the intimacy of the Petit Playhouse.



The cast performs "All Good Gifts" from Elite Theatre Company's production of Godspell, running from June 9 through July 16, 2006. Cast members are (from L to R) Sara Penman, Kamahni Huck, Lorraine MacDonald, Spanky, Rudy Larrazolo, Arryck Adams, Todd Weldon, and Jessica May. The show features new arrangements and stagings tailored to the intimacy of the Petit Playhouse.

That's it for today!


- Sean